How to Raise an Independent Kid

By Katie Hurley

I won’t lie, there are times when I feel like my role as the homework checker is the only reason the homework gets done during the school year, and when I find piles of clothes that somehow missed the hamper I wonder if I’m falling short on the concept of responsibility. But when I see my kids take on new chores, track their own summer…

Katie Hurley
Katie Hurley

Katie Hurley, LCSW, is a Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist and Writer in Los Angeles, CA. Her work can be found on several popular online parenting sites, including EverydayFamily, Practical Parenting, and The Huffington Post. Her parenting book, The Happy Kid Handbook: How to Raise Joyful Children in a Stressful World, will be published at the end of October 2015 (Tarcher/Penguin). Katie enjoys life by the beach with her husband and two children.

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